Candice Broersma

Candice Broersma – Designer

Award-winning fantasy illustrator. 100% hand-made with no generative AI. Providing cover design, typography, marketing assets, and more!

Overview

A professionally illustrated book cover brings a creative touch, helping your novel stand out in the marketplace. I have 10+ years of experience designing and illustrating the fantastical and cherish every story that I can help bring to life.


I take the time to understand your novel and give all my clients 3 sketches, revisions, and a highly polished book cover that will stand the test of time. I do not use stock photos or AI, resulting in artwork that is one-of-a-kind. Covers are drawn digitally by hand with a tablet and stylus using classical painting methods of building light and shadow. I put a priority on world-building, compositional balance, and professional quality. Each cover is a premium piece of artwork that stands on its own in addition to being an effective marketing medium.


The process begins with 3 cover concepts to explore different approaches. With the approved concept, we move on to 2 rounds of revision. The final sketch will have typography and composition in place, so there are no surprises between the preliminary stage and final polished design. I design covers with the appropriate genre elements plus a dash of fresh ideas so your book can thrive.


My artwork is ethically designed and created without the use of generative AI. Your hand-made book cover has legal protections as a human-created work, ensuring the security of your commissioned cover into the future.

Services
Fiction
Epic Fantasy Gaming & LitRPG Middle Grade Middle Grade Fantasy New Adult Steampunk Urban Fantasy Young Adult Fantasy
Languages
English
Awards
  • 2023- Infected By Art Volume 11 Sci Fi & Fantasy Art Annual
  • 2022 - Infected By Art Volume 10 Sci Fi & Fantasy Art Annual
  • 2018 - Grand Prize Winner, Infected By Art Volume 6 Sci Fi & Fantasy Art Annual
  • 2016- Comic-Con International: San Diego Artist Sponsorship
  • 2024- Infected ByArt Volume 12 Sci Fi & Fantasy Art Annual

Work experience

Self-employed

Jan, 2013 — Present
My projects include book covers, posters, album covers, and private commissions. I enjoy working with a variety of topics, with a knack for a combination of the beautiful and bizarre. This often includes mythological creatures and well-dressed arthropods. My goal is to make even mundane subjects a little more magical.

Bovard Studio, Inc.

May, 2017 — Sep, 2021 (over 4 years)
Designed stained glass windows in classic Munich and contemporary styles. Selected glass for stained glass window production. Created marketing materials for social media, print brochures, and large scale displays. Maintained website and updates to digital documents.

Portfolio

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The Duchess and the Journey Under the Eternal Clouds

Brennan, Jeremiah

Little 1 Books Publishing Company LLC

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Eve Archer: This is Not a Story about Judgment

Coiteux, A P

A.P.Coiteux

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Cover Design Illustration Typography
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Candice has 26 reviews

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Tom M.

Tom M.

Oct, 2024

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Candice Broersma is an artist of a high order. Everyone on our team couldn't be more over the moon about the cover art and design she produced for our book. She spent a full two months working with us developing the concept and bringing project to a grand conclusion. As I sit with the final im...
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Jon M.

Jon M.

Jun, 2023

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Candice was a terrific collaborator. She was able to take my input on what I wanted in the cover art and create artwork that was beyond what I could have imagined. She was insightful in how she used the text of the story and incorporate it into the cover, and I am thrilled with how well the cover...
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Kara Y.

Kara Y.

Apr, 2023

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Candice has been nothing short of amazing. She is timely, professional and patient. This was my first novel, and Candice very patiently helped me understand how to navigate specifications of the project. She got my approval on designs every step of the way. Most importantly, she is a phenomenal a...
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Tom M.

Tom M.

Oct, 2024

Candice applied her prodigious artistic gifts to designing us a logo. She gave us quite a range of options and helped us through multiple stages refine the concept and crystallize it in a very appealing image for our company. The price was surprisingly reasonable. We could not be more happy with ...
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Ian F.

Ian F.

Oct, 2024

As always, work was excellent. When I have my next set of illustrations and cover art to do on a future project, Candice will be my first message.

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Most recent contributions

How did you first develop your style in illustration?

I let my preferred drawing and painting techniques dictate most of my illustration style. My sketches are detailed, but loose, so I gravitate to styles that don't rely on careful linework for cover illustration. I have always loved dramatic lighting and its use as a narrative element, so instead ...
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How do you personalize your offer letters to show prospective clients that you've engaged deeply with their project?

In the opening paragraph I may share one or two things that come to mind for great book cover ideas to show that I have read the details about their book in their Request. I have seen that most authors desire working with someone who believes in the success of their book and acknowledges the hard...
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What freelancer scam would you warn other freelancers about?

Any emails or messages that you receive where the sender does not address any particular artwork (or design/service) from your portfolio either by title or the content of your work is suspect. It can also be a red flag if they are promising a specific sum of money (especially by check), or mentio...
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